On 2016-01-20 5:02 PM, ToddAndMargo wrote:
or is it all by hand?
If you mean a source code translator, I don't know of one right now but I
wouldn't be surprised if one exists, that at least handles a common subset of
Perl 5 code. I expect having one will be a priority if it isn't around now.
or is it all by hand?
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On 20/01/16 15:55, Parrot Raiser wrote:
How difficult is it to port moar-VM to different versions of Linux,
and different processor architectures?
I'm thinking particularly of this machine: http://www.parallella.org/
which has multiple processors, designed, as the name suggests, for
parallel pro
How difficult is it to port moar-VM to different versions of Linux,
and different processor architectures?
I'm thinking particularly of this machine: http://www.parallella.org/
which has multiple processors, designed, as the name suggests, for
parallel processing. Given Perl 6's native parallel co
Great idea!
I always thought Perl in general was quite suited for show casing and
learning with different styles and ways of solving problems. It's
flexibility is a key element in that. Especially in CS, students need to
learn that there is more then one way to do it and be able to compare
those d
On Tue, Jan 19, 2016 at 9:57 AM, Tom Browder wrote:
> Last year I mentioned a letter-to-the-editor in Communications of the
> ACM which discussed the short-comings of Python as an introduction to
> programming for computer science students. As a response to that
> letter, I suggested that the di
On Wednesday, January 20, 2016, Andrew Kirkpatrick
wrote:
...
> That said I don't think that those fine folk on Perlmonks are all that
correct about the lack of a business case for Perl6, and the degree to
> which they are will fall significantly in the next few years. Already
...
> Businesses
On Tuesday, January 19, 2016, B. Estrade > wrote:
...
Thanks for the thoughtful comments, Brett.
Cheers!
-Tom
I agree that getting Perl6 into the curricula is a good idea, and
comparing it to Python if done reasonably and politely would help the
cause of those who want to migrate their course over.
That said I don't think that those fine folk on Perlmonks are all that
correct about the lack of a business